啸
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(of people) to whistle; (of birds and animals) to screech; to howl; to roar
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 口 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 嘯
- Common rank
- #3,428
- Unicode
- U+5578
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 啸
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼啸而过 | to whistle past; to hurtle past; to zip by | |
| 台湾紫啸鸫 | (bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis) | |
| 海啸 | tsunami | |
| 紫啸鸫 | (bird species of China) blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) | |
| 汪啸风 | Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), fourth governor of Hainan | |
| 呼啸 | to whistle; to scream; to whiz | |
| 啸叫 | to squeal; to screech | |
| 奚啸伯 | Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生 |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 肃 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肃 sound part | to pay respects; solemn, reverent | |
| 箫 | bamboo flute | |
| 骕 | a famous horse | |
| 鹔 | the turquoise kingfisher |